The Realm of Reason
by Christopher Peacocke
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The Realm of Reason develops a new, general theory of what it is for a thinker to be entitled to form a given belief. The theory locates entitlement in the nexus of relations between truth, content, and understanding. Peacocke formulates three principles of rationalism that articulate this conception. The principles imply that all entitlement has a component that is justificationally independent of experience. The resulting position is thus a form of rationalism,generalized to all kinds of show more content.To show how these principles are realized in specific domains, Peacocke applies the theory in det show lessTags
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Christopher Peacocke is Professor of Philosophy at Columbia University in the City of New York, and holds the Richard Wollheim Chair of Philosophy at University College London.
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